Carolina Hermann

Anna Carolina Hermann (born 3 January 1988) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With her brother, Daniel Hermann, she won six senior international medals and the 2009 German national title. They reached the free dance at three ISU Championships, attaining their best result, tenth, at the 2007 World Junior Championships.

Carolina Hermann
The Hermanns in 2007.
Personal information
Full name	Anna Carolina Hermann
Country represented	Germany
Born	(1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 Wuppertal, West Germany
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Partner	Daniel Hermann
Former coach	Rene Lohse, Rostislav Sinicyn, Vitali Schulz, Oleg Ryzhkin, Ulf Jagals
Former choreographer	Rostislav Sinicyn, Elena Maslennikova
Skating club	ERC Westfalen Dortmund
Former training locations	Berlin, Dortmund, Vancouver, Lyon
Retired	2012
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	147.77 2009 Worlds
Comp. dance	28.40 2009 European
Original dance	48.89 2009 Worlds
Free dance	73.54 2009 Skate Canada

Personal life

Anna Carolina Hermann was born on 3 January 1988 in Wuppertal, West Germany.[1][2] She has six siblings, including Daniel Hermann.[3] She gave birth to her daughter, Ella Yuna, on 3 February 2016.[4]

Career

The Hermanns started skating in the winter of 1991 and joined Solinger Turnerbund sports club in 1994.[1] In 1997, they teamed up together and began learning ice dancing, coached by Oleg Ryjkin at the Olympic training centre in Dortmund.[3][1] They competed on the novice level until the end of the 2002–03 season.

In the 2003–04 season, the Hermanns moved up to the junior ranks. They were given two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments and finished ninth at both. They continued to appear on the JGP series during the next three seasons. In 2006–07, they won the German junior national title and were sent to the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they finished tenth.

The Hermanns began competing on the senior level in the 2007–08 season. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 8th at the 2007 Skate Canada International. They won a silver medal at the Pavel Roman Memorial and bronze at the German Championships.

Since Daniel had to study one term abroad for his degree, they spent the summer of 2008 training in Vancouver under Victor Kraatz and his wife Maikki Uotila-Kraatz.[3] In the 2008–09 season, the Hermanns won the German national title ahead of Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi. They were selected to represent Germany at two ISU Championships and qualified for the free dance at both, finishing 12th at the 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland and 17th at the 2009 Worlds in Los Angeles, California.

In 2009–10, the Hermanns finished second to another sibling duo, Christina Beier / William Beier, at the German Championships and were eliminated from the World Championships in Turin, Italy after placing 22nd in the short dance.

The Hermanns missed the 2010–11 season due to injury and returned to the ice in March 2011, working with Rene Lohse in Berlin.[5] 2011–12 would be their final season. They won bronze medals at the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial, 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2012 German Championships and then retired from competition.

Programs

(with Daniel Hermann)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2011–12 [2]	The Boy Does Nothing by Alesha Dixon Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps performed by The Pussycat Dolls Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez	Marguerite by Michel Legrand
	Original dance
2009–10 [6]	Folklore from the Alps: Das Kufsteiner Lied (Die Perle Tirols) Mei Vatta i a Apenzeller	The Mask This Business of Love Hey Pachuco You Would Be My Baby Cuban Pete
2008–09 [7]	Slow Foxtrot: You're the Cream in my Coffee by Gordon MacRay Charleston: Happy Feet	The Mask This Business of Love Hey Pachuco You Would Be My Baby Cuban Pete
2007–08 [8]	Greek folk dance Nasyvargyaszman, Dilyargyazman Sasasolie	James Bond Diamonds Are Forever by John Barry The Man with the Golden Gun by John Barry The World Is Not Enough by David Arnold Live and Let Die by Paul and Linda McCartney
2006–07 [9][10]	Pariser Tango by Mireille Mathieu	James Bond Diamonds Are Forever The Man with the Golden Gun The World Is Not Enough Live and Let Die
2005–06 [9][11]	Cha Cha Rhumba Samba	Moulin Rouge! Lady Marmalade El Tango de Roxanne
2004–05 [12]	Charleston Slow Foxtrot	Moulin Rouge!
2003–04 [13]	Grease medley	Music by Safri Duo
2002–03 [13]		Music by Safri Duo
2001–02 [13]		Addams Family
2000–01 [13]		Medley by Eros Ramazzotti
1999–2000 [13]		Tango
1998–99 [13]		The Phantom of the Opera
1997–98 [13]		Pinocchio

Results

(with Hermann)

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[14]
Event	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	11–12
Worlds								17th	22nd
Europeans								12th
GP Cup of Russia									9th
GP Skate Canada							8th		7th
Cup of Nice										6th
Finlandia								6th
Golden Spin									4th
Nebelhorn							5th	7th	11th
NRW Trophy								2nd	2nd	3rd
Ondrej Nepela							5th	2nd
Pavel Roman							2nd	4th		3rd
Universiade								6th
International: Junior and novice[14]
Junior Worlds						10th
JGP Bulgaria			9th		11th
JGP Germany				12th
JGP Hungary						WD
JGP Mexico			9th
JGP Poland					7th
JGP Serbia				10th
JGP Taiwan						8th
Pavel Roman		3rd N.		4th J.	1st J.	3rd J.
National[14]
German Champ.	4th N.	3rd N.	4th J.	2nd J.	2nd J.	1st J.	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior. WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Biography". Official website of the Hermanns. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
3. "Carolina & Daniel Hermann". ice-dance.com. 1 August 2008.
4. "Nachwuchs für Carolina Hermann" [Carolina Hermann gives birth] (in German). Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (13 July 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
6. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
7. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
8. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
9. Mittan, Barry (29 August 2007). "German Dancers Make Top Ten at Junior Worlds". Skate Today.
10. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007.
11. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
12. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
13. "Programs". Official website of the Hermanns. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
14. "Competition Results: Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016.

External links

• Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann at the International Skating Union
• Official site